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Gweru Provincial Hospital

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Research works
64
▲ 85% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Gweru Provincial Hospital

Not ranked overall: Gweru Provincial Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Gweru Provincial Hospital work in?

In all years, 59% of research at Gweru Provincial Hospital is in Health Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Social Sciences (18%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 38 fractional works · 59.0% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 48.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 26.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGweru ProvincialHospital64fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences59%Social Sciences27%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3148.7%
    2. Health Professions57.3%
    3. Nursing22.6%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Social Sciences1218.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance35.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.2%
    5. Psychology10.9%
    1. Engineering23.9%
    2. Environmental Science12.3%
    3. Mathematics00.7%
    4. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary12.15×0 works
  2. Health Professions3.39×1 works
  3. Nursing2.81×0 works
  4. Medicine2.17×5 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.07×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.90×3 works
  7. Mathematics1.75×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.12×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.69×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.57×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×0 works
  12. Engineering0.37×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.32×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.21×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×0 works
  16. Psychology0.15×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Gweru Provincial Hospital?

The most cited paper from Gweru Provincial Hospital is "Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe" (G Foster, Choice Makufa, R S Drew et al., 1997), with 153 citations. Next come "Supporting Community Efforts to Assist Orphans in Africa" (108) and "Motivations and Constraints to Family Planning: A Qualitative Study in Rwanda’s Southern Kayonza District" (93).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe G Foster, Choice Makufa, R S Drew et al. · AIDS Care Aug 1997 153
2 Supporting Community Efforts to Assist Orphans in Africa Geoff Foster · New England Journal of Medicine 13 Jun 2002 108
3 Motivations and Constraints to Family Planning: A Qualitative Study in Rwanda’s Southern Kayonza District Didi Bertrand Farmer, Leslie Berman, Grace Kathryn Ryan et al. · Global Health Science and Practice Open access 13 May 2015 93
4 Advancing climate compatible development: lessons from southern Africa Lindsay Carman Stringer, Andrew J. Dougill, Jen Dyer et al. · Regional Environmental Change 18 Sep 2013 88
5 Cantharidin poisoning due to “Blister beetle” ingestion Dexter Tagwireyi, DANIEL E. BALL, P.J. Loga et al. · Toxicon Dec 2000 72
All 98 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gweru Provincial Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Reproductive Outcome, Treatment, Poverty Reduction, Hysteroscopic Treatment, Uterine Anomalies and Community Health Workers.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 2.8×26 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 5.3×11 topics
  3. Maternal Mortality4▲ 35×3 topics
  4. Reproductive Outcome4▲ 135×2 topics
  5. Diagnosis3▲ 5.2×9 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction3▲ 53×3 topics
  7. Hysteroscopic Treatment3▲ 212×1 topic
  8. Uterine Anomalies3▲ 212×1 topic
  9. Child Mortality3▲ 89×1 topic
  10. Community Health Workers3▲ 73×2 topics
  11. Health Systems3▲ 89×1 topic
  12. Child Development3▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Gender Inequality3▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 153×1 topic
  15. School Subsidies3▲ 153×1 topic
  16. Cesarean Section2▲ 108×1 topic
  17. Vaginal Birth2▲ 108×1 topic
  18. Development2▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Immune Response2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  20. South Africa2▲ 118×3 topics
  21. Economic Growth2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  23. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  24. Colonialism2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. History2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  26. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Nationalism2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  28. Urbanization2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  29. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  31. Vaccine2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. HIV/AIDS2▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Health Equity2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Social Justice2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  35. Sub-Saharan Africa2▲ 164×1 topic
  36. Primary Care1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  37. Land Reform1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Zimbabwe1▲ 236×1 topic
  39. Breastfeeding1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Infant Health1▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Gweru Provincial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, African studies and sociopolitical issues, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Urban Design and Spatial Analysis.

Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 0 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 0 fractional worksStatistical Methods in Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 0 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…0Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 0 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceInfectious DiseasesBuilding and Construction5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  2. 2 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 0 works
  5. 5 Statistical Methods in Epidemiology Statistics and Probability 0 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.0%domestic only71.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gweru Provincial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 85% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Gweru Provincial Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000039% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Gweru Provincial Hospital0.000066% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Gweru Provincial Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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